EXHIBIT 23.1







CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in  Registration  Statement  Nos.
333-114496,  333-121039  and  333-128547  on Form S-3, and Nos.  333-116014  and
333-122716  on Form S-8 of our  report,  dated  March 25,  2004,  (which  report
expresses an unqualified  opinion and includes an explanatory  paragraph for the
adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, "Accounting for
Asset Retirement  Obligations")  appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Gasco Energy, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2005.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Denver, Colorado
March 1, 2006